Materials processing cylinder containing titanium carbide

The present invention is related to materials processing machine components, particularly carbide cylinderused therefor. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a materials processing cylinder containing titanium carbide.
Materials processing cylinders, such as used for injection and extrusion machines, plastics injection molding and extrusion processes, chemical processes, rubber, elastomer and magnesium processing, and food processing, are subjected to high temperatures, wear and corrosion attack from the materials being processed. Further, screws used for processing work material (as for example plastic) cause galling as the screw rotates within the cylinder. Additionally, such cylinders must also exhibit high strength, on the order of withstanding 30,000 psi at 1,000 degrees F. Still further, such cylinders must be cost effective and yet be highly resistant to failure when exposed to wear, corrosion, high pressure and high temperature.